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Vol. LXX. No. 109. The Weather FAIR. RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1911. LAST EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in R-aleigh of any Other Newspaper
BIB VOT
E.I
EMPIRE STATE
Several Other States Voting, With Vote
Heavy In Some Sections?
and Light In Others
INTEREST IS GENERAL
Flections of General Interest Because
of tlie Possible Change in T'oliti
Mil Sentiment Wagers Slightly in
Favor of the Democrats In New
lork Karl)'. Voting in Boston
Light Heavy Vote in Mayoralty
Flection in Both Cincinnati ami
Philadelphia Close ltace Pre
dicted in Kentucky Constitution,
nl Amendment in Maryland.
New York, Nov, A. million and
a half votes began pouring Into the
voting machines early todav. It will
be demonstrated tonight whether the
..Umpire, state remains 'true No demo
cracy, expressed a year ago. or goes
hack to Taft's party. The onlv brond
interest attached to the election, is
tae possible change in political sen
timent. To maintain supremacy in
the assembly, the Democrats must
re-elect members in eighty-five of one
hundred and fifty districts. A new
board of aldermen, and two supreme
court justices, are to be elected here
Thirty-four.- up-statei cities choose
. mayors.. There was rain in many
parts of the state last night, which
left the roads mired 'badly. The
weather is threatening todav.
Since it Is conceded New York cny
Democratic leaders control the po
litical machinery of the state, to
night's count will indicate who will
rule the New York delegation in the
next Democratic national convention.
In New York 'city .Tammany faces a
fusion of Republicans and the ele
ment, controlled by William It.
Hearst. . Some Wagers are reported
with odds slightly favoring the
Democrats.
Suffrage .Amendment in Maryland.
Baltimore,' Nov. 7. A lull state
ticket, one-hnlf of the senate and all
the members of the legislature s
lower house, are being votou form
Slnrj 1-rr.d There is a 'constitutional
amendment ce.'igned to (iisiranclnse
the negro being vofod upon. Tno
amendment -spocilles ., onlv white
..'males shall he entitled to vole, or in
addition, such oliicr nuilos i" possess
ff.OII, real or- personal proper! v.
Light Voting in Huston.
Boston, Nov. 7. The earlv voting
here was light, the Republicans
fearing apathy among .their support
ers were equipped with convevaiices.
Heavy Vote I?' Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, Nov. 7. A heavy vote
Is being cast In the municipal elec
tion. The registration is the 'heavi
est ever known hern. Fine wcnlher
prevails. The chief battle 'la between
the mayoralty candidates, Mavor
Lous Schwab, Republican, and Henry
T. Hunt, Democrat.
The Vote in New Jersey.
Trenton, N. J., - Nov. 7. Tins state
Is voting for members of the lower
house of Ihe assembly of 1 ill 2, and
eight new senators. The senators
elected today will -.-.participate in
electing a I'nlted States senator in
1913. to succeed Senator' Briggs. The
house is now Democratic, the sen
ate Republican.
Close Race in Kentucky. , :
Louisville, Nov, 7. -Balloting to
day comes after weeks of hard cam
paigning by both gubernatorial can
didates, Judge Edward C. O'Rear.
Republican, and James B. McCreary,
Democrat. Politicians predict a
close race. r
Big Vote in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Nov. 7. Election
day opened clear and warm. Indi
cations for an unprecedented vote
for the mayoralty candidates Geo.
H. Earle, Jr., Republican, and Ru
dolph Blankenburg, Fusionist.
Fight on Wliltlock.
Toledo, Nov, 7.--The Interest In
the election surrounds the fight
waged agninst Mayor Brand Whit
lock, Independent candidate for elec
tion for the fourth time, by State
Senator Carl H. Keller, Republican.
New Mexico's First Election.
Santa Fe, Now Mexico, Nov. 7
With nearly a thousand candidates
of all sorts to be elected, the earlv
vote In the state's first full election
is heavy. The outcome is doubtful
because of the multiplicity of can
didates on the state, county and ju
dicial tickets, the Injection of the
race Issue and' numerous state and
.(Continued on Page Five.)
U. D. t'SJTRICHli
Spirited Fight Over Next
President-General
Hundreds (lf Delegates Gathering at
Richmond lor the Meeting of tin
Daughters of the Confederacy,
W Inch Begins Tomorrow Are.
Four Candidates.
','.''. .. ,1 ''..
-"-Richmond. Nov. 7. Hundreds of
delegates to the national convention
I -nited Daughters ol the Confeder
acy, opening here tonight., are pour
ing into Ricnmond. Vigorous fight
is on between the candidaies lor
presidency general ol organizational)
Thereisa spirited campaigning among
the delegates-, for their favorites. As
soon as the delegates arrive an effort
is made to line tnem up for one or
the other ol the candidates. Presi
dent General. .Mrs. lrtrinia Faulk
ner Mchherry. will retire. Four
candidates are now in the race for
Ihe ol lice. .Mrs. Alexander 11. White,
Paris. Tenn.: Mrs. James Rrilton
iintt. Jefferson 'Citv.--.Mo.': Mrs. .!.
Halliburton. Little Work, Ark.:
Mrs. Livingston owe Se.iuvlor New
York.
Discord is injected into t.ie race
because Mrs. Schuvler is Iroin New
ork, a slate outside of the old con
federacy. Some contend that to elect
woman who makes, her residence
in a section, active in the war against
the confederacy would create an ano-
moloiis condition, and at variance
wiLr the spirit ot the organization.
Mrs. Schuvler s friends, who are
present in large numbers, insist that
this view is narrow, and uncharit-
nble because New ork has 57.").unn
people who hail from the soutn.
twice as large a southern population
as that held bv New Orleans, one ot
the largest distinctly southern cities
The New ork chapter. Mrs. Schuvl
er s friendU stale, is one of the larg
est in t.ie organization. Mrs.
Schuvler Is a native of Florida, ami
It In said a woman of ..'much executive
and administrative ability,.'
PLEASED WITH CANAL
New York, Nvo. 7-Thc congres
sional committee,'' that went to the
Isthmus ot Panama last month re
turned, satisfied that. Tail s predic
tion would be fulfilled and the canal
not open for business bv tfllH. Party
Included Senators Brandiigeo. Brls
tow, Cummins. Page, Overman and
representative1 Higglns.
- Senator Brnndagee said: "The
progress of the work is remarkable.
It looks like the canal will be finished
ofi.l miDii.fl ffi Itiiuuinuu in HI I 1 It I
will be finished within the estimated
cost of $375,000,000."
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK BONDS.
First Sale Made, I lie Bonds Bringing
Only D'-&--l liaiige Nccessarv.
New York, Nov. 7 The first salo
of government 2 1-2 per cent bonds,
issuod through the Postal Savings
Itmilf Hpnnririipnf uu ninrlo hup tb'
bonds bringing only 92 1-2. Bank
ers declare it is necessary for the
government to adopt a change to
maintain the parity of the bonds to
protect the postal savings depositors
desiring to convert their deposits in
to bouds.
DF.MAXB THK VOTE.
Women liH)pei"tv Owners Will Not
Pay Taxes I nless They Are Al
lowed to A ote.
Cnleago Nov. 7. "No vote, no
tax" is the slogan of the suffrage or
ganization here urging women pro
iierty owners to refuse to pay taxes
unless allowed to vote.
The league Is pledged to protect
anv who lose their property as a re
sult of the action.
President At Frankfort -Tomorrow;
Frankfort, Kv., Nov. 7--Franklorl
Is in gala attire for Taft's vi.sil to
morrow. He attends the unveiling
of Abraham Lincoln's statue. A
large section of the balcony, part of
which will be occupied bv the pres
idential party, lias been set aside for
use of former slaves.
oiiihii Suffrage Sentiment.
Lansing, Mich., Nov. 7. Governor
Osborne In an Interview said ho
hoped the wombn of the United
States would succeed' within, ten
vonrs In. accomplishing suffrage In
every state. He said the sentiment
in this state waa increasing. 1
frSilf
Ulll TIRIfi CflWC flW MnMru"orn"irii"
IT 9M - BJt Jl Ml - :.v. - - - 3 It I 9 i'i.i J IV ' If B 1 JLt If. M
; -. JOINS REBELS ' N JULY LASI
Our Old Friend In the Vailed Slates $i&t, ff C-tain
Has Gone Over to Mel V : n i. !"p w p-
Movement y f 1 i m w-l-
WANTS A mm i ftHOlE POUCH STOLEN
rornier ( bmcse .Minister lo tlie
I nilcd Slates, Tells the Associated
Press I bat He lias 'Joined the lie
piiblii'iin .Movi'inenl IVUmg l!e
liuibis I ndisiiirbed lv tlur Kene's,
llciii.'i lleavilv (.nardcil lv Most
lioval I roups Moi'i' Oi'iiiamls
.Mane lor a Ki puldic oiinn Mill
(nrv Olficer Assassinated.
Sh:i ! Tiai. Nov.- 7 - Mr. W'n Tins
Pang, tornier I ' h i nos" unnisrcr lo t'lo
United States, in a staliiu-nt to the
Assnciitted Press, annoiinces ho. ban
lomed the iiiovement to establish a
republican . gnvernmeut in ( Inna.
IVkin-j; I ndisl lii l'cd.
- I'eking, Nuv. 7 ri.iarrisoiii'd liy
loyal '.forces .the 'capital remained liif
disl iirhed by . ih( rebels.". The ji i
tional. assembly has foniKiHy appoint
ed nan Shi Km premier. It .was
resolved to assure Vnuv ff tlie
sembly's continued Kiipiiort. ' Al :r
mass ineeling at . Lilian Fii, in Yuii
Nan province, series demands wore
made upon the -government. 'I hese
included the establishment of a re -
public, and - complete .autonomy- ior
the provinces. (onsular reports
state that several olhcers nave been
assassinated.
(.iiarileil bv Loyal Troops,
Peking. Nov. 7 - -Repor'M th 't
-Reports t.liiit
into, the revolu-
I'eking had fallen into, the .revolii - -
t ionises, hands, is without founda
tion. Prince Clung continues as pre-
;',w - 11,n, v ...,. i.i k-...i' rrii-ni
- n. ... ,
The imperial government has con
centrated here all the armys most
faithful and loval troops. The em
peror's personal guard is an army
division, numbering ten thousand
Manchus.
doling Otticer Assassinated.
. PeKlng, Nov. -7 General Wu, a
brilliant young military ofneer, re
cently appointed governor of Rlian
SI providence, was assassinated while
asleep in a tent at the encampment,
bv thirty Manchu soldiers, who
rushed past the guard and murdere l
him. Wu was credited in sympathy
with the reform movements.
One icerov n Suicide.
Nanking, China, Nov. 7 The vice
roy at Nanking committed suicide
tonight. Tho situation Is serious.
The .viceroy's instructions from
Peking ordered It 1 111 not to resist the
revolutionists bv loree hut peace-1
fullv surrender. The Tartar general
commanding the Manchu troops re
fused to obey orders.
(t.AMF. KPKFAH IHSFASi:.
Diphtheria Spread !v Hallowe'en
fJiime Schools Slosed.
AVnlllngford. Conn.. Nov. 7. T lie
local high school and part of 1 he
grammar school. arc closed on ac
count of an epidemic of 'diphtheria.
resulting from a Hallowe'en party..
Every child who succeeded in bit
ing nn apple suspended by a string
In a party game, was stricken with
disease.
.' .., . i: i , ' ti'i"l :,v -,t K- .!'!-.-itte.- Itllt
l.iili'M- i:"..nilui' i.v .-.' -i ' .'T"' l ii.clv Dc-
iiii-ev :mhI i in ti I luirf-i o- I lie I ,i(,"Vt';i 1 -no, Nu l.'--s Misiauicd
l-'i. -nev. i i:cf ;.,enr;al Mftne.. !'. !'iyciui.:M!t cr l!.n:ks in' shin.
'( ' "'" ' 1 ' 1 -. 1" 1 , .. I M t ,. ...!. .Ml
I ... . ' .V I' .j f . l:'i.rL ':)r'.-i'iiitiuli-iif
( ui;viMi-ti i' nl l!.:i' !,(". at M-inktuv. I
btitMfcitlleil to I'ekin:- ' ;, , i kuiii! Out m (.rci'iisliuni. .. . .
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s rsnnrri tti i"s i'iz.-. n-'i.ier.ior:-i i.. iibw
Fl yi.HMi 1 Hi I k y i'1'1 otr.io.l.i.i? onl,oV'jlie-.pVst-f
SI 11 1 if 3 ? ' '' 1 1 1 H I '"r,;"'' an'l.orii i. s iiith r.-::M(l to ihe.
'-.- I.tfu- di
In WjI-i ' '
ExccpLicii Prc-ie
ter of T
T'li(T
A)iw
Prfpsriy h Oxford
The qiie.stioii of
I;mi- Hi,
prop-
;erly ol (he Oxlord
-siruciion Coinpain
" iiiinarv t
Co
nsc'l 'or eiluc.i
;.'i)le to taxation
the coriioratioH
'i tional purposes, itf
was argued befori
j coiumission Hula'. in
except ions.'
.This' company 'holds ilie title to the
profieriy of the 0i' .1 Seminary.. The (
I proiierty of the Ox
coin mission hud a
'.pniinissioii ha-1 a.-. e:;,ed ihe capita l;
stock of . I his
amounts' to si ;!.
pany claims t ha.i
.i;ianv whi-hl
. but Ihe com-
is exempt along
H'al inst it ul :011s.
i!iis case seems
with cerium cdu
cai li
The ri'al point
to be the question m whether or not
the commission has Ine right to as-
sees property "used lor educational
purposes; 11 tins property -were "deil-
icated" to. this puj-posi;, it would 1101.
he liable lo taxaMoii. In assessing
the property .for .taxation the. com
mission took .tlie '"view r.fhat". auc'h
power- was vesled 1:1 it. Gen. 11. S.
Royster and Senatoi T". P, Jlobirolid
urged ; lie mailer lo.'av. -
SCHWAB Al Tl KILLS BOV.
ite cd Steel Maun. lie liiislic.
1 1 111 to lfeslilt.ll.
Vic
Manch .Chunk,
nuloiuohllc oi sum
sieel inagiii'.te's wjl
Mack,,' of Plniaii
(-iiaulTer'.Avliiie on
highlon ,: tod.".-, i.i '
year-ohl ;ioir of U
Hazard, a short di
a.. Nov. 7.
An
i. Heilileliem, tie
her sisler, .Mrs
liiliia. . 1 and I In
l:eir way to l.e
'ij .lanies the ti--IJier
Nansteel a!
an.ee below Bow-
ninnutown. The bov imik pn:ked an
bv t.ie chaiilfi r. I lie fullier was
summoned 11 ml i.he viciini at once
rushed lo Doctor Siller's office nit
Rowiniinstow 11. I in i or Sll lor order
ed the inimedlile lenioval ot Ihe
boy .t,i the Palnierion hospital, to
which phu c lie, wasa rushed is
rapidly as passonle. and where it was
found that the 'right arm was broken
and that the lad. received severe, in
ternal inluries. D 'alh resulled In n
low hours a III or reaching the hos
pital.-
I.'L-.'JUUI
Hing
wa
ed lost in
r--a!; lost
.1 here to-
as:, .we.-k w:
11; wiis lea:
t ri-ponei- f.
T in ins
ei .. i:'.i!i... : an'
lei horil ii s it h r
.;. '.'Newspaper' Hie
(vt;'i'.lay. ,t''!.:n:i!i-
' 1 he iost
aril to ine
in i.'Jreens-
'i ! au'd )f
liie money.
iiiteall:i! e ;
was said !e
eep shipped
1, and 1 hey
of a re-
froi.;-) '.Rn'ki'igh -tv N"i
in -ferl'ed: -1 h.a.t-. 'fhe'
;r'i-llt ilill-l-:.
J ...-The iViei. h po
j wei'.l.l nut 'disc. 1.4
1 as -gi ing out S'i
jag.iiuiM Ihe reguli
iol'iii'e .. depart :ni' nl .
'mi -taiiied by. the
ever, and I lie li,'
.;Slripled tile Ilioili
j cent.: Tile packa,
j every cent of its
j Hiiraiiee .'conipaii'V i
j li lid took .11)) t Ih.'.si';
i:e ;. in horil i-s
;. :: 1 1 unlay,
nforiiiatioil : 's
' li
I'.imis of the fiost
N 1 . loss has been
r.o rrjiiieiif , howr
I. -iglr' ' bank which
'v did not lose a
v.,is insured; for
viiliii', and l'ie in
ihouldered I he loss
i.i'cli for the twenty
thousand dollars.
Punk l.nsl .Nollimg.
The cashier in one of the banks
Isaid frankly todav ihat he would he.
I clad 10 i-'ive out anv mtorination on
! the '-subject-.. li" lie knew anything. All
j he wanted w as the number of the
eackaee and Ihe date or shipment
'.and he could-at once settle the mat-.
iter as to whether Die money was
.shipped by his bank. The story of
I tlie thei't caused no excitement her",
I since all money iransf erred from one
bank to another is insured for every
dollar oi' ils value;. The. bank ofll
cials seldom: know auvlhing about
the disapnearatice ot a package until
the siorv leaks out through the in
surance people, who Invariably make
good the amount at the- other end
and turn in receipts upon the safe
delivery of the money.
Thefts of iiioiiy in--shipment are
said to lie rare. Many I imes the pack
ages are 'recovered,-, and- occasionally
a big block of. coin Ms lost. . V
The '-Whole 'Thing "Stolen.
I lie packngo lost in (.reensboro
as not opened and reloeked, but
1 lie em ire package was stolen. The
tlnel look the whole Lb nig.- A panic
must necessarily have lollowed this
loss, bid the rallwav clerks and
nl hers connected with Ihe shipment
preserved well the secret, and it ;s
not known, yet who gave out Ihe information;...'-
Report I'l'Oiu Greensboro,
(Special (o The Times.)
dishorn. N. ('., Nov. 7 That
Gv
1 1 11 lied
Slates mall pouch routed
(Continued on 1'age Five.)
........ ". slirtu ;:n; w:is leurn.I lit-i-c to-
- 'roiii alylgli-.-ro- Xc".v a
!.
Hues
Hit
Foremost Cilizei. f Pee
Dee Section ' ,
Passed An uv nt His Home hi Itock
iiigloini l.as) Midnight Was I'.di
lur oltlie Horlviiigliani Post, I'lilln-
r 11114I liusincss .Man I. mil 111
llalcil) lor l.ilil cars as I iiilcil
States Marsliiil.
!( 'kingham. Nov. " - ( ol. Henry
Dockerv. editor ol The Rocking
ham; Post, rind the foremost citizen
of t.he Pee pee se'cti'bli of North Caro
lina, , passed, a way at his,, home lu re
ill 1 1 o'clock last niht after air ill
ness, of only a few days. Heart
Ta i 1 lire: was ascribed by I he at lending
phyflf-lans as the immediate- cause
111 death, lie was 111 his (.1st year.
some time ago Colonel Dockerv
suliercd.ii severe attack ot grip. He
was recovering from this however,
uliei) alMiif live days ago a slight
scratch on his head Meveloped into
erysipelas and a day or. two after
Wards.' ho began to suffer, with his
stomach. 1 le liad; been .siib.iect to
rliabetes fur more than two years,
But even then 110 .alarm was fell iint.il
his-'heart .became affected, When it
was realized thai his coudil ion was
serious. ... Yesterday after dinner he
Ki'ew worse and hope was abandoned,
lie .gradually sank and at midnight
passed (iiietlv and peacelullv away.
( (iloiiel Dockerv has been one of
the best-known and most beloved
ci'i::ens residmi: 111 the Pee Dee see
t.in lor a hali-cetitiirv or more. He
Was always known for his aholnte
iiprislilneviS, li in fixity of purpose and
oin ii'tion iiivd his willingness, at. all
times to serve his fellow-iuan. Resides
lieins editor and owner of T he Post,
he was probably the largest farmer
in this part . of the stale and was
largely interested . in oilier- enter
pri-es. His name whs conneeted with
(very .forward, movement m Rock-ingham-.-'
..Richmond- -county, and the
Pee Dee '.-'.section generally. . He .'was
father of the inovenient to establish
t h A ' li a riot te-W i 1 m In gt.on . h igh way
and was 111 air times an ardent ad-
.'.--'-'f Continued--on Pate f ive.)
SHAW STUDENT IS
HELD FOR FORGERY
. Tom Aldridge of Gol.islioro, .1
.Hliiileni.. nl Shaw" rniversjty, w'a:s ar
lesied . iliis afternoon ; by- - jlepul.v
Shei i iT . .1. .1;" I iarwai'd on. a Warrant
issued l.y magislra'e of; C.oldslioro
for foraei'v. . Aldridge was' commi'
i.il id .iail.iiulil I iiis-evening when lie
ivill be carried .back to (joldsboro to
stand . 1 rial; Tom and his; brother
.loini Aldiidne are accused ol lormng
lie' name ol (eo. W. Antry lo a
I'le.'.-k la.-i 'snninier. - If appears that
iliejiem-o.':.-. nong-h.i watermelons and
gave a t in t U for the amount of lire
purchase. .
Killed 111 11 li'iuuli.
Al l!i in Nov. 7 - K illi.'il ii.v a ! "nrli
was liie i'a'e of;, -I. M. T'ipion, .1.111
aged; Georgian- who. came to Atlanta
from Walnut Grove.. Alaliauia. --iast-week
to visit relatives.
The (dil 'gent Ionian was comfort 1
blv seated in a chair when he leaned
back to laugh ; heartily nl someibing
one oi his uraiidchildren had said.
Thii; i eii iiin burst a blood vessel in
the-, ohr man's head and lie', toppled,
over as if struck by .'Hghfni'itg. ..
Memorial lo IPnlil.
. Kichuiiind,; Nov.; 7: The Arkan-,is
biiughters : of Confederacy unveiled
in the Arkansas room of the Con fed
erate Museum a stained glass win
dow .-'commemorating the heroism .ol
VUvid Owen Dodd. a l.iule Roc.i
youth, ha need as J spy b' , Federal
captors .
hngineer hilled,
yefiorl . La;, Nov. 7 Kngineer
-I 1
T. A, .Inues, was killed, and Kiremnb
K. Wood in":red nl.i li a Kan;iH City
Soul horn nassehuer train collided
with a ru nil ay freight a r. Several
passengers were .bruised.
h'dilor Philadelphia Public Ledger
Dead.
Philadelphia. Nov. 7 Dr. Allred
C. Lnmhdin, editor oi the Public
Ledger, died today of heart disease,
age sixty-live.
Col. Nichols ...hit He Belter.
Col. John Nichols. I nlted States
commissioner, was slightly improved
todav, though lie spent n restless
night, His condition Is still consid
ered serious.
I
Jssoci&ted
Press
Service
m FOR CAUSING
WRECK OF 43
South Carolina Negro Held In Lexing
ton Jail On Charge of Throwing
Switch Yesterday
ENGINEER WAS KILLED
l;iiiiieer . Kdward I'l itclinid, Who
Hi'lieyed l';ngiiKHr (.eolge (iill at
Columbia, Stuck to -Throttle anil
(ave His I. tie ' in . Crash of Loco
inolivc and Freight (ars Second
W'i'eck of This Train in Less Than
Meek.
For causing the wreck yesterday
morning of Seaboard train No. 43,
which passes Raleigh at 6 o'clock p.
m., Lawrence Robinson, a negro, is
held in the jail at Lexington, S. C.,;
Ihe having, been trailed with blood
hounds from Swansea, the place of
the wreck, 21 miles south of Colum
bia. Engineer V. Edward Pritchard
ot Savannah, Ga., was killed, but
the colored fireman, Prince Davis,
jumped and suffered a. broken leg.
Mr. II. G. Freeman, express messen
ger and Mr. T. W. Moore, a mail
clerk, were slightly injured.
Tins was the second wreck of No.
4-! 111 four davs. Friday night at
Merrv-Oaks, 2,i miles south of Ral
eigh, the express car split the switch
and the entire train, with the ex
ception of the engine, left the rails.
Kighteeii persons were slightly In
jured. Second Wreck at Swansea.
Several months ago No. 43 was
wrecked at Swansea and detectives of
the road declared their belief, that
the derailment was the . result of a
tampered switch. Lawrence Robin
son, who is held in the South Caro
lina jail today, declares his innocence
of. causing tlie wreck yesterday, but
admits having served a sentence on
the rhaingang for attempting to
cause a wreck three years ago.
The Switch Turned,
hngineer George Gill of Raleigh
ran No. i.i as far as Columbia yes
terday, but ihe engine and crews were
changed there and Kngineer Pritch
ard of Savannah assumed charge.
That the switch had been turned in
order to cause a wreck there ap
peared no doubt. The miscreant or
miscreants .possessed some knowledge
ol train signals, for they loft a clear
light and the engine struck the
switch at a rapid rate of speed.
Stuck to Throttle.
'hngineer ..Pritchard stood by his
engine.- When he saw what was go
ing to happen, he warned bis fireman
to 'jump., but he himself remainod
111 Ihe cab. The engine took the
siding and plunged into four box
cars, ihrowing a car loaded with
lumber across the main line and ef
fectively blocking traffic. The en
gine was turned partly over, hut was
onlv slightlv damaged. The track
was rapidly repaired.
Followed Straight Trull.
Kx-Sheriff Corley of Lexington
county, now a special agent for the
Seaboard, began working 011 the case
I vesterdav and bv last night had
1 Robinson trailed to his cabin. Blood
' hounds' followed a straight trail and.
Robinson was locked up pending
further developments.
I'lNGI ( ( 11)1 NT I UHBI.r,
No One Is Illumed According to He
port of Investigation.
Washington, Nov. 7 The report
of the recent accident aboard the tor
pedo noat Tingey, off the Carolina
coast, resulting in the killing of two
men, has reached the navy depart
ment. It was made public, but 't
Is understood found tho accident un
avoidable. No one is hlamod.
I a vors Pension lor Government
Clerks.
Washington. Nov. 7 Secretary of
the Treasury McVeigh declares In
favor ol pensioning superannuated
government clerks. It Is understood
will make the recommendation Of the
system the feature of his annual re
port. Charles W. Fliot Abroad.
New York, Nov. 7 Dr. ChaB. W.
Eliot, President Emeritus of Har
vard, and Mrs, Eliot, ; sailed this
morning for Europe. Dr. Eliot Will
make a tour around the world at a
representative of Carnegie Interna
tional peace endowment.
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